Low Calorie Cocktails and Drinks for Summer

Rocket’s Red Glare (95 calories) This fun drink is made with KU Soju, a distilled Korean liquor. it’s smoother and lighter than Vodka, it’s all-natural and doesn’t contain any added sugars or sweeteners, making it the perfect mixer for a delicious low-cal summer cocktail.

Stars and Stripes (140 Calories) Another low calorie cocktail made with KU Soju, the Stars and Stripes is the perfect patriotic thirst-quencher, especially if you like a little fizz. Best of all, it has only 140 calories, making it a guilt-free summer cocktail.

Ingredients: 2 oz. TY KU Soju 1 oz. Blue Curacao Ginger Ale

1776 Sipper (115 Calories) This flavorful cocktail packs a stronger punch than your average iced tea but not many more calories. Make it with green tea for a cocktail hour nutrient-boost. This sipper is perfect for a hot summer day!

Ingredients: 2 oz. TY KU Soju 2 oz. Iced Tea or Green Tea

Method: Put all ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice. Shake the mixture for 30 seconds, and then drain into a prepared glass.

Farmers Market Margarita (99 Calories) The Farmers Market Margarita uses fresh and healthy ingredients, including cucumber, cilantro, and spicy jalapeno, all of which you can pick up at your local farmers market.

Directions: Muddle fresh strawberries and basil in a mixing glass. Add the rest of the ingredients with ice, shake and serve over the rocks in an 8 oz. glass. Garnish with a fresh sprig of basil.
Asian Mojito (105 Calories) This popular cocktail is a dramatic calorie saver—with healthy accents of fresh mint and a squeeze of lime.

Directions: Combine ingredients in a glass over ice and add a squeeze of your favorite citrus—lemon, lime, or orange

Sake Sunrise (120 Calories) Made from only four all-natural ingredients (water, rice, yeast, and koji), sake is one of the purest beverages on the planet. The orange juice adds sweetness while keeping the calorie count down.

Directions: Combine sake with orange juice, add a splash of champagne, and garnish with an orange peel. Skinny Peach Tea (133 calories) Classic summer cocktails are often loaded with calories and sugar. For example, the average 6-ounce frozen daiquiri has more than 500 calories! Get the same refreshing fruit flavor for a quarter of the calories with this simple skinny cocktail.

Directions: Combine ingredients and shake vigorously in shaker with ice. Strain into glass and enjoy!

The Blue-Hoo (200 Calories) It’s not the lowest-calorie cocktail on our list, but it may be the most delicious. As long as you stop after one, this chocolate cocktail is the perfect way to end a summer night.

Ingredients: 2 oz of Van Gogh BLUE Vodka, 4 oz of Yoo-Hoo

Directions: Combine ingredients and shake vigorously in shaker with ice. Strain into glass and enjoy!

Tokyo Tea (70 Calories) This iced tea for grownups lacks the bite or calorie count of the classic Long Island, which is the absolute worst cocktail you can drink. Why? It’s loaded with five different liquors (gin, vodka, tequila, rum, and triple sec) and a huge hit of high-fructose corn syrup from the sweet-and-sour mix and Coke used to drown out the strong liquor taste.